When The Remote Doesn't Work Right - Hitachi VT-M281A Owner's Manual

Getting Started (Controls)
STOP Stops a videocassette from playing, recording, pausing, rewinding
- or anything it is doing.
GUIDE Brings up an on-screen setup and programming guide, the Easy
Graphic Menu.
TAPE SPEED Switches between standard play (SP) and extended play
(EP).
AVX Used for recording from an auxiliary input such as a stereo system
INDEX Used for marking and searching for specific tape locations.
LAST CHANNEL (TO CONTROL TV) Switches to the channel you
watched previously during the current viewing session.
CHANNEL Top button switches to the next higher channel, bottom button
switches to the next lower channel. For these to operate, you must have
preset your channels.
REC Starts recording on the station the VCR is set to. (Press REC and
PLAY at the same time.)
F.FWD Fast forwards the videotape.
PAUSE Temporarily stops the cassette from recording or playing. Press
PAUSE again (or PLAY) to resume.
F.ADV Lets you advance the tape frame by frame.
CLEAR Used in on-screen programming and indexing.
DISPLAY Used in on-screen programming and indexing.
TRACKING Lets you fine tune the picture.
0 to 9 Number buttons used in on-screen programming. Can also be used
to change channels. (Simply press 2 or 3 digits for the channel you want -
such as 0 and 6 for channel 6, or 100/ENT and 2 and 4 for channel 124.)
VCR/TV Switches between viewing through the VCR and not viewing
through the VCR.

When the Remote Doesn't Work Right

Check out these possibilities:
Low Battery
If the remote is not working even at close range, try putting in two fresh AA
batteries.
Objects in the Way
There may be objects between the remote and the VCR - for instance, a
stack of books on the coffee table, your 2-year-old child or the dog. Hold
the remote so that it points at the VCR with nothing in the way.
Set to Wrong Device
It may be set to VCR2 when you're trying to control VCR1. To confirm that
this is the case, try pressing VCR2 and a function button (like channel up
or down). If the remote works now, you know that it's set to VCR2. To
reset it to VCR1, refer to the on-screen Initial Setup options.
If You Just Want to Watch TV
For normal TV viewing, you do not need to disconnect the VCR. When
the TV and VCR are already on, press POWER on the remote control.
The VCR will shut off, but the TV will stay on.
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